Doctor visits and therapy CPT 90837 Outpatient

Psychotherapy session, 60 minutes in St. Louis, MO-IL

In St. Louis, MO-IL, 11 hospitals list a cash price for Psychotherapy session, 60 minutes: from $143.65 to $365.30, with a median of $257.25. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital Lincoln.

Cash prices at 11 facilities across 9 cities for code 90837, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 24, 2026 and Jun 12, 2026.

Lowest$143.65Mercy Hospital Lincoln
Median$257.25half pay less
Highest$365.30in this market
Difference2.5×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in St. Louis, MO-IL.

median
Lowest $143.65Highest $365.30

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Mercy Hospital Lincoln lowest Troy, MO Psych Ther 60 Min With Patient $143.65 $221.00 35%
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Mercy Hospitals East Communities dba Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO Psych Ther 60 Min With Patient Pf $146.90 $226.00 35%
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Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO Psych Ther 60 Min With Patient Pf $146.90 $226.00 35%
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Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO Psych Ther 60 Min With Patient Pf $146.90 $226.00 35%
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St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL HC THERAPY INDIVIDUAL PSYCH 60MIN $173.52 $241.00 28%
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American Healthcare Systems Illinois LLC Granite City, IL PSYCHOTHERAPY 60 MIN $215.84 $359.73 40%
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Ranken Jordan Home for Convalescent Crippled Children Hospital Maryland Heights, MO Psychotherapy, 60 minutes per patient $223.32 $279.14 20% Apr 24, 2026
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St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL HC THERAPY INDIVIDUAL PSYCH 60MIN $227.52 $316.00 28%
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Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO Straight CSF Grant Counseling 60 Minutes $239.20 $368.00 35%
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Mercy Hospitals East Communities dba Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO Cd Ther 60 Min W Patient $250.90 $386.00 35%
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Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Psychotherapy W/Patient 60 Minutes $257.25 $343.00 25% Jun 12, 2026
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Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Psychotherapy W/Patient 60 Minutes $257.25 $343.00 25% Jun 12, 2026
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Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Psychotherapy W/Patient 60 Minutes $257.25 $343.00 25% Jun 12, 2026
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Mercy Hospitals East Communities Washington, MO Psychotherapy W/Patient 60 Minutes $257.25 $343.00 25% Jun 12, 2026
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Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Psychotherapy W/Patient 60 Minutes $257.25 $343.00 25% Jun 12, 2026
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Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Psychotherapy W/Patient 60 Minutes $257.25 $343.00 25% Jun 12, 2026
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Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO Psych Ther 60 Min With Patient $265.20 $408.00 35%
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Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO Cd Ther 60 Min W Patient $265.20 $408.00 35%
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Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO Cd Ther 60 Min W Patient $278.85 $429.00 35%
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Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO Psych Ther 60 Min With Patient $278.85 $429.00 35%
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Mercy Hospitals East Communities dba Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO Psych Ther 60 Min With Patient $278.85 $429.00 35%
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Mercy Hospitals East Communities dba Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO Cd Ther 60 Min W Patient $278.85 $429.00 35%
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Mercy Hospitals East Communities dba Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO Psych Ther 60 Min With Patient $365.30 $562.00 35%
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Outpatient: lowest $143.65, median $257.25, highest $365.30 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $257.25. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

What it is

This is an individual psychotherapy session of about 60 minutes (53 minutes or more). It is used when a longer session is needed for talk therapy, such as for trauma or complex issues.

What the price covers

The price covers the therapy time. A first evaluation (90791) and any facility fee in a hospital clinic are billed separately.